1. Installation Guide ... - Octopus Microfinance
1. Installation Guide ... - Octopus Microfinance
1. Installation Guide ... - Octopus Microfinance
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If you have not done so, we strongly advise you to make a back-up before migrating to a newer version as upgrade<br />
process is not reversible. To do so, just click OK, back-up will be perfomed and file will be stored in your<br />
%OMFS%/backup folder (for example: C:\Program Files\<strong>Octopus</strong>MicroFinanceSuite\octopus\Backup).<br />
After database has been upgraded to latest version, you all be prompted for login and password as before.<br />
Old versions v2.x install procedures<br />
This part keep record of the previous <strong>Octopus</strong> v2.x versions, running on SQL Server 2005.<br />
<strong>1.</strong> Install SQL Server 2005 Express<br />
SQL Server 2008 is now recommended to be used with <strong>Octopus</strong>.<br />
http://wiki.octopusnetwork.org/display/<strong>Octopus</strong><strong>Installation</strong><strong>Guide</strong>/Install+SQL+Server+2008+Express+%28including+Management+studio%29<br />
Why install a database management system (DBMS)?<br />
The information handled in <strong>Octopus</strong> (clients, accounts, contracts, etc.) is stored in a database. The handling of the data and general<br />
maintenance of the database are controlled by a set of programs known as the database management system (DBMS). Therefore, it is<br />
necessary to install a DBMS before setting up <strong>Octopus</strong>.<br />
Furthermore, any centralized institution whose members are connected by a network may want to rely on a unique database. We thus need<br />
to allow for different machines (i.e. different users running <strong>Octopus</strong> on their computer) to access the same database. This is achieved by<br />
choosing a DBMS that works as a "server". In this configuration, individual machines become the "clients" of the server, which explains why<br />
we may refer to <strong>Octopus</strong> as the "client application", or simply "client".<br />
The present installation guide was effectively designed for the use of Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005,<br />
which we will simply refer to as<br />
"SQL Express."<br />
<strong>1.</strong> Download SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (around 40 MB) and run the setup file.<br />
Link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/0/f10c4f60-630e-4153-bd53-c3010e4c513b/SQLEXPR.EXE<br />
Remark: Microsoft regularly updates SQL Express,<br />
so screens could change a little over time.
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